承繼

Chinese

		to bear; to carry; to hold to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit
trad. (承繼)		承	繼
simp. (承继)		承	继
anagram		繼承／继承

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ gai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngjì
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-chi⁴
    • Yale: chéng-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngjih
    • Palladius: чэнцзи (čɛnczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ gai³
    • Yale: sìhng gai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ gai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ gei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ kɐi̯³³/

Verb

承繼

1. to adopt a young relative
2. to give one's child to a relative for adoption; to have one's child adopted by a relative
3. to inherit; to succeed; to fall heir to

Synonyms

• (to adopt a young relative): 過繼／过继 (guòjì)
• (to have one's child adopted by a relative): 過繼／过继 (guòjì)
• (to inherit):

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• 世代 (shìdài) (literary)
• 承受 (chéngshòu)
• 承襲 / 承袭 (chéngxí)
• 相承 (xiāngchéng) (formal)
• 繼承 / 继承 (jìchéng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
承	繼
しょう Grade: 6	けい Hyōgai
on'yomi

Verb

承(しょう)繼(けい)する • (shōkei suru) suru (stem 承(しょう)繼(けい)し (shōkei shi), past 承(しょう)繼(けい)した (shōkei shita))

1. Kyūjitai form of 承継 (“to succeed”)

Noun

承(しょう)繼(けい) • (shōkei) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 承継 (“succession”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
承	繼

Noun

承繼 • (seunggye) (hangeul 승계)

1. hanja form^? of 승계 (“succession”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
承	繼

Verb

承繼

1. chữ Hán form of thừa kế (“to inherit”).